Jar-lifter.



R. H. COOKING.

JAR LIFTER.

APPLICATION FILEDOCT. 20. I916.

33,1 Patented. July 10, 1917.

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' RIGHD H. COOKING, 0F SALEM, NEW JERSEY.

JAR-LIFTER;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 191W.

Application flled flctober 20, 1916 Serial No. 126,692.

To all whom it may concern: 7

' Be it known that I, RICHARD H. COOKING, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Salem, in the county of- Salem and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Jar-Lifters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in jar lifters.

The object of this invention is to provide a lifter which may be easilyand quickly applied to jars to remove the same from steamers, boilers orthe like, thus obviating the necessity of removing the steamers,

boilers, or the like from the fire and allow ing the jars to cool beforehandling.

A further object of this invention is to provide a lifter designed tofit any make of jars and so constructed as to be easily secured around ajar to remove the same without fear of the operator being s'calded,

burnt or otherwise injured.

A still further ob ect of this invention is to provide a lifter of thischaracter which will be simple, practical and comparatively inexpensivein construction and one that can be manufactured and sold at acomparatively low cost.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in andarrangement of parts hereinafter 'more fully described'and pointed outin the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective illustrating my. improved jar lifteras made in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a view illustrating a boiler, steamer or the like illustratingthe manner in which the lifter is applied to jars of ordinaryconstruction, and

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of my improved jar lifter applied to animproved jar.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates asteamer, boiler or the like in which is located a number of jars 2 ofthe usual construction and having my improved lifter 3 applied thereon.

the novel combination.

proved jar lifter comprises in its constructlon a shank 4 which ispreferably My im circular in cross section and has secured on one of itsends a handle 4 of any suitable construction.

The shank 4 is provided near its free end with a transverse y extendingopening 5 in which is journaled a bearing pin 6, which'is adapted tohave secured thereon a lever7.

The lever 7 above mentioned is substantially lL-shaped and comprises along member 8 and a short member 9.- The end of the long member 8 isbifurcated to provide a pair of'relatively spaced arms 8 and 9. The arms8 and 9 are provided with alined transverse openings 10 which ,openingsare adapted tosecure the arms to the opposite ends of the pin .6.

The arms 8 and 9' of the. lever 7 are a'rrangedon opposite sides of theshank 4 and the openings 10 of these arms are located in directalinement with the opposite ends of the pin 6. The opposite ends of thepin 6 are secured in the openings. 10 thus securing the arms to the pin6 and permitting the same to be moved therewith.

A pair of jaws 12 formed of flat sheet metal are provided with elongatedsubstantially rectangular body portions 13 which have one of their endst'apered as at 14. The tapered ends of each of the bodies 13 are bent,upwardly at right-angles to the bodies to provide attaching portions 15which attaching portions are provided with spaced openings 16 whichpermit the jaw members to be secured to the shank 4 and the shortermember 9 of the lever 7 The free end of the shank 4 and the end of theshorter member 9 of the lever 7 have the attaching portions of the jaws12 seeured thereto on the inner faces thereof by rivets 17 or any othersuitable fastening means.

The inner opposed ends of the body portions 13 are concave as at 18 topermit the jaw members to conform to the configuration of various formsof jaws and thus by upward pressure on the handle the jaw members willbe forced toward one another and the, jars firmly held between the jaws.

In operation:

The handle 4' is firmly grasped by the operator and the lifter is thenin the position" as shown in Fig. 1. The lever? carrying one of the jaws12 is then forced down into engagement with the jar. The jaws 12 havetheir concave portions in abutting enjaws of through said arms andgagement with the neck and the peripheral edges of the bodies arelocated under the screw threads of the ordinary type of jar or under theflangeA in the improved type of jars, by upward pressure on the handle 4the weight of the jar will force the lever 7 toward the shank 4 thus theJar is firmly held'between the two aws. To release the jar it is onlynecessary to place the same upon a support thus relieving the its-weightand the lifter may be readlly removed.

at is claimed is:

1. A jar lifter comprising a shank, a handle on one end of the shank,ajaw rigidly secured to the free end of the shank, a substantially.L-shaped lever, the terminal of the longer provide arms, said armsarranged on opposite sides of the shank, means extending shank forpivotally securing the lever thereto, and a jaw rigidly secured to theshorter end of the lever and the inner opposed edges of the jaws beingconcaved to firmly grasp a jar therebetween.

2.- A jar lifter comprising a shank circular in cross section, a handleon one end of the shank, said shank provided near its free endwith atransversely arranged opening, a bearing pin journaled in said opening,a

I substantially -L-shaped lever, the terminal of the longer end of saidlever bifurcated to portions of the jars aws comprising body portions,

7 shank,

end of said lever bifurcated to (1 provide relatively spaced arms whichare provided with openings, said arms arranged on opposite sides of theshank and connected to the opposite ends of the pin, and a pair oftapered attaching portions formed integrally with the ody portions andarranged at right angles portions rigidly 3. A jar lifter comprising asubstantiall vertical shank, a handl e at one end of the shank, a aw atthe opposite end of the an arm pivotally secured by one end to the shankintermediate the ends thereof, a epending shank formed on the free endof the arm, a jaw formed on the free end of the shank of the lever, saidvertical shank RICHARD H. COOKING.

Witnesses: v

WILLIAM A. W. GRmR, ELMER R. WIBLE.

